P-Bruins fall to Falcons 3-2
November 18, 2007 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Providence Bruins News Release
Providence, RI - The Providence Bruins fell to the Springfield Falcons 3-2 Sunday afternoon at the Dunkin' Donuts Center. The P-Bruins got goals from Pascal Pelletier and Brett Skinner. The 11-2-1 P-Bruins are back in action Wednesday at The Hartford Civic Center to take on the Hartford Wolf Pack at 7:00 p.m.
The Falcons scored the first two goals of the first period, while on a major power play. At the 9:47 mark, Patrick Thoresen scored off a rebound on a shot from T.J. Kemp. Sebastien Bisaillon recorded the second assist. At the 10:30 mark, Kemp took a shot from the blue line and the puck was redirected into the net by Bisaillon. Fredrik Johansson had the second assist. The P-Bruins scored on a power play goal of their own at the 16:39 mark. Matt Lashoff worked the puck from the blue line to Vladimir Sobotka along the right boards. Sobotka took a shot and the puck was tipped from just outside the crease by Pelletier and into the net. Providence went into the first intermission trailing 2-1.
In the second period, Springfield scored the lone goal, while on the power play at the 14:37 mark. Colin McDonald scored, with Kemp and Rob Schremp getting the assists. The Falcons took a 3-1 lead into the second intermission.
In the third period, the P-Bruins pulled within a goal at the 15:24 mark. Martins Karsums intercepted a clearing attempt at the blueline and passed the puck to Skinner. He put it under the crossbar into the upper right hand corner of the net. The P-Bruins were unable to tie the game in the third period and fell 3-2, suffering only their second loss of the season in regulation.
Tuukka Rask stopped 17 of 20 shots for the P-Bruins, while Jeff Deslauriers made 29 saves for the Falcons. The P-Bruins were 1-for-7 on the power play and 4-for-7 on the penalty kill.
The Atlantic Division-leading Providence Bruins head back on the road Wednesday, versus the Hartford Wolf Pack at 7:00 p.m. The P-Bruins return home Friday versus the Portland Pirates at 7:05 p.m. and Sunday versus the Manchester Monarchs at 4:05 p.m. Information on P-Bruins season ticket packages and individual tickets for the 2007-08 regular season can be obtained by calling the team ticket office at (401) 273-5000 or by logging onto the team website at www.providencebruins.com.
American Hockey League Stories from November 18, 2007
- Moose wear out Monsters - Manitoba Moose
- Penguins shut out for second straight night, 3-0 - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- Rampage's LeNeveu shuts door on Chicago's unbeaten streak - San Antonio Rampage
- Moose slay Monsters for fourth straight win - Manitoba Moose
- Klepis leads Bears to 3-2 comeback win over Albany - Albany River Rats
- Devils upended by Admirals, 2-1 - Albany Devils
- P-Bruins fall to Falcons 3-2 - Providence Bruins
- Rockford outlasts Toronto 5-3 - Rockford IceHogs
- Admirals strike down Devils - Norfolk Admirals
- Wolf Pack sign Ryan Murphy to PTO - Connecticut Whale
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
